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EMPLOYING THE EX-OFFENDER - SOME LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

NCJ Number
38416
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FACED BY A PRIVATE EMPLOYER WHO HIRES - OR REFUSES TO HIRE - A PERSON WITH AN ARREST OR CONVICTION RECORD.
Abstract
BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE LAW AND CASE LAW IN THE AREA OF OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT, THIS PAPER COVERS AN EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR AN INJURY THAT HIS EMPLOYEE MAY DO TO ANOTHER; THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH AN EMPLOYER MAY HAVE A DUTY TO MAKE A PREEMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION OF A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S BACKGROUND; AND HIS RIGHT TO EMPLOY, OR REFUSE TO EMPLOY, A PERSON WITH AN ARREST OR CONVICTION RECORD AS IT IS AFFECTED BY FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE LAWS AND A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.